Scaling Radar — September 26

2026-09-26

40 candidates, 8 new. A day of heavy hitters: four titles at 2,000+ reviews a day, and first money for private newcomers.

The read

Royal Smash! (Cypher, 94 days) — 44 countries (Android), BE #1, 4,027 reviews a day. Fourth straight day without a pace drop; on iOS it has 21 countries and 1,724 reviews a day — already a big volume of its own. The platform pair crossed 5.7M reviews a day together for the first time.

Meowdoku! (Oakever, 130 days) — 38 countries, AU #1, 3,388 reviews a day. Back in the list at max: I covered it in late August at 40 countries — today it is there again at the same #1 pace. The mahjong-solitaire that just keeps "resurfacing" between iOS charts.

Warline: Sniper Strike (Powerfantasy, 107 days) — 40 countries, AE #1, 2,825 reviews a day, Grossing 38. Third day the lead trio is the same: Royal, Warline, Jam Bus. Their total is 8,000 reviews a day — not players, this is the HC season itself.

Food Hunt: Pixel Puzzle (Everfun, 136 days) — steady 44 countries, MY #6, 2,637 reviews a day, Grossing 46 (VN #10). The pixel puzzle-scroller holding geo and money all autumn — the only title whose revenue reach exceeds its review reach.

Z Route: Redemption (37Games, 39 days) — 29 → 40 countries, NZ #5, 5M+, Grossing 41 (AU #7). Second day at +2, money has caught up with geo. Title of the week.

Police Chief (VoyagerOne, 143 days) — 29 countries, FR #3, 1,263 reviews a day, Grossing 31 (ZA #5). Looks stable, but watch: it phases at 30 countries twice this week — a candidate for "scale without movement".

Also on screen — Splash Buster (Nebula) at 33 countries: review velocity jumped to 1,248/day, but it loads one country off yesterday (33→33, same). Privateers (MadFatCat) — 31 countries, TW #7, revenue at 29. Bus Drive (GamesRebel) — 27, ZA #7.

Movement

Rat Raid (24 HIT) — 12 → 15, BE #22. Ultrapool (offbrand) — 26 → 28, IE #17. Food Hunt and Warline hold their peaks; the rest of the candidates drift to lower lists.

Publishers

KAYAC — three titles in the list: Bola Capture (13), Growing Fire (21), Yoyo Smash (10) — a whole rotation at different stages, one of three now pulling back.

24 HIT — Rat Raid (15) plus the earlier Murderhill return — Rat Raid is picking up review speed, starting from one store.

Tripledot — Get Color Pack left the list, but Cube Tap Sort at 188 reviews a day is the freer sort-puzzle that pays for strength, at day 198.

_Geo gains here are over three days (from Sep 23), not 24 hours._

Money — only what the stores showed themselves

The buying is paying back — at full volume

Food Hunt: Pixel Puzzle (Everfun) — Grossing 46 countries (VN #10) at 44 Top Free — a sweep record: revenue reach is 2 countries wider than coverage, 1M+ installs. One of the three clean cases today where reviews (2,637/day) and the receipt sit together calmly.

Z Route: Redemption (37Games) — Grossing 41 (AU #7), Top Free 40, 5M+. Second day in a row — money wider than geo by one country. A newcomer that is no longer a newcomer.

Royal Smash! (Cypher) — Grossing 40 (US #13), Top Free 44, 4,027 reviews a day — scale at maximum.

Warline — Grossing 38 (FI #8), Top Free 40 — right behind.

Police Chief (VoyagerOne) — Grossing 31 (ZA #5) at 29 Top Free — revenue reached the leaders without hand-feeding.

Young titles with first monetization

Privateers (MadFatCat) — Grossing 29 (VN #17) at 31 Top Free — money catching up with geo at the AFK pirates for the first time.

How to Fish (Learning Place) — Grossing 1 (TR #39) at 18 Top Free — a second country in money two days in a row, an early signal.

Transport Tycoon Empire 2 (Alda) — Grossing 1 (CZ #28) — first receipt after weeks on the list.

_No install brackets today: none crossed the threshold._